This is a brief excerpt from NoFilmSchool
For much of its recent history, Leica has been introducing high-end photography gear (with high prices to match). Just a few years ago, however, the company decided to get into the cinema lens game with a brand new set of PL-mount primes designed to go head-to-head with the best cine glass out there — like the Zeiss Master Primes. Those lenses, the Summilux-C primes, are in high demand, and you’ve got quite a long waiting list to get them if you’re a rental house. They aren’t for every budget though, even as a rental, however, because they retail for well over $20,000 per lens. We’ve got word now that they are working on a less expensive set, but since we’re dealing with Leica here, how much cheaper will they actually be?
Thanks to Jon Fauer over at Film and Digital Times, here is what we know so far plus a few more photos of the 25mm and 75mm PL-mount prototype lenses:
Summicron-C lenses are not intended to be replacements for the top-of-the-line Summilux-C lenses, nor should they be expected to have equally draw-dropping performance–although participants in the tests said performance was superb. Just as Cooke has 5/ …
By: Joe Marine
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